Economy

Nigerians abroad sent $22 billion home in 2017

by MICHEA ANI

April 24, 2018 | 2:48 pm

Nigerians living abroad (Diaspora), sent $21.9 billion back home in 2017, the World Bank said in its latest migration and development report, representing a 12 percent increase when compared to the $19.64 billion it repatriated in 2016. The amount sent home by Nigerians in Diaspora represents the highest in the Sub-Saharan Africa and the fifth…